Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

According to archaeology news site Ancient Origins, the Sumerian tablet was first uncovered at the site of the city of Uruk located in ancient Mesopotamia, which is in present-day Iraq. It was part of ...

After more than three decades of excavation efforts in the ancient site of Bethsaida in the Golan Heights, archaeologists have unearthed something miraculous: a city gate that dates back to the time ...

Ryholt believed the smaller dynasty would have ruled the region of Abydos during a time when ancient Egypt was broken into rival kingdoms. That first tomb’s owner, King Seneb-Kay, was an ...

Whether created by ancient Egyptian scribes, medieval monks, or Mayan priests, these 26 remarkable survivors have endured ...

Parts of Bihar state in India, namely Patna, Gaya and parts of Shahabad were known as Magadha in ancient times. Magadha, where Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment, was a military super power ruled ...

The Greek geographer Pausanias credits King Cecrops with banning bloody sacrifices ... Pausanias writes that before his time early forms of worship—much like those seen in other ancient ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 3,400-year-old town that was possibly erected by King Tutankhamun’s father ... A statue of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten (also known as Amenhotep IV ...

Historians recently unveiled a rare 13th-century document depicting the tales of King Arthur and Merlin – and its survival is considered a miracle. The discovery was announced by the University ...